In my search for a better answer for what causes clogged arteries, and one of the symptoms is high blood pressure I found that everything we eat today does effect our health. If I could go back 30 years ago knowing what I know now! Dr. Peter Glidden says atherosclerosis is simply the build up of cholesterol plague inside an artery. Cholesterol acts as a band-aide for a tear in an artery caused by oxidative stress or free radicals. Now you might say, "What is free radicals and how do they clog arteries?" 1. free radicals pile up at the bends of arteries 2. The free radicals cause oxidative damage to the artery wall. 3. The artery wall starts to TEAR 4. the body repairs the tear with cholesterol. Free radicals are :

Oils

Well done meat

Super heated Carbohydrates

Detox of ingested nasty chemicals

nitrosamines

Free radicals can be eliminated by avoiding these foods and by ANTIOXIDANTS -->20,000 orac/day at least. and by the supplement -->SELENIUMThe food that you eat can be either the best and the most powerful form of medication or the slowest form of poison. For a list of 15 Free Radical Fighting Foods go to youngofficial.com/15-free-radical-fighting-foods/.